Bedstead corner-fastening.



PATENTED DEG. l, 1903,

o. VALLONE'.

BBDSTEAD 001mm FASTBNING.

APPLIGATION FILED JULY 17, 1903.

H0 MODEL.

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-NITEJD STATES PATENT Fries.

resented December 1, 190e;

CHARLES VALLONE, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO EDWARD J.

BARCALO, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

BEDSTEAD GORNE-R-FASTENING.

SEEGFICATION forming part of Letters iatent No. 745,695, dated December 1, 1903. Applicationiled July 17p, 1903. Serial No. 165,989. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known-that l, CHARLES VALLONE, a corner-piece consists of a vertical plate e, citizen of the United States, and a resident of which stands beside the outer vertical Yside of Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of the side rail, and a horizontal plate e', which 55 5 New York, have invented a new and useful extends from the upper portion of the vertilmprovementin Bedstead Corner-Fastenings, cal plate inwardly between the tcp and botof which the following is a specification. torn faces, respectively, of the side and end This invention relates more particularly to rails of the bed-bottom frame. The horizonv a corner fastening or coupling for that class tal plate of the'corner-piece is preferably pro- 6o io of metal bedsteads knownA as three-piece vided with the usual parallel raised retainbeds, in which the spring-bottom frame coning ribs or flanges e2, between which `the end stitutes the only connection between the head rail is seated. The end and side rails and corand foot frames and is connected at its ends ner-piece are connected, as usual, by bolts or directly to the same. rivets. (Not shown.) The other member of 65 15 The object of the invention is to provide the corner fastening or kcoupling consists of a desirable corner fastening or coupling of an upright bracket F,-which is secured to the simple, strong, and inexpensive construction vertical corner post or pillar of the end frame which willenable the bed-bottom to be quickly and projects longitudinally or lengthwise of and easily attached to and detached from the the bedstead therefrom in a vertical plane 7o zo head and foot frames and which will rigidly outside of and parallel with the vertical plate and securely connect the parts together, alof the corner-piece E. VThe bracket F is formed though there may be some variation in the on an attachingsleeveor collar f, which'is spacing of the interlocking parts on the bedsecured tothe corner-post. The bracket may bottoni and end frames. be arranged on its collar so as to project 75 2; In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is therefrom substantially centrally, as shown ina side elevation of a portion of the spring- Figs. 2, 3, and 5, or so as to project tangenbottom and one of the end frames of the bedtially, as shown in Fig. 6. When the bracket stead. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional ele projects tangentially fromrthecollar, it envation thereof in line 2 2, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a ablesthe side rail of the bed-bottom frame to 8o 3o plan thereof, showing the end frame in horibe arranged more nearlyin the vertical plane zontal section. Fig. 4 is a detached perspecof the cornerposts which it connects. tive View of the corner-piece for the bedbot- The corner-piece member E of the coupling tom. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of aporis provided on its outer side with two horizontion of a corner-post and the bracket secured tal studs g, which are arranged in the same 85 3 5 thereto. Fig. 6 is a plan View, partly in sechorizontal plane and project outwardly from tion, showing a slightly-different form of corthe upper portion of the vertical plate e of the ner-post bracket. corner-piece. The bracket member F of the Like letters ofreference refer to like parts coupling is provided in its upper edge with Y in the several figures. correspondingly-located notches g', in which 9o 4o Arepresents one of the vertical corner posts these studs are seated. These notches prefor pillars of the head or foot frame, which erably taper somewhat from their upper open may be of any usual or desired construction. ends, so that the studs will wedge :more or B represents a portion of the bed-bottom, less in the notches, thereby preventing any which, as usual, consists of a woven-wire or play between the two members of the coup- 95 45 other yielding supporting-surface b, a recling. The studs are preferably provided with tangular frame formed by cross or end rails enlarged heads, which preventthe studs from c, to which the yielding surface is connected being accidentally disengaged from the at its ends, and longitudinal or side rails d. notches by a crosswise movement of the bed- The end andside rails of the bed-bottom frame bottom or end frame. The vertical plate of roo 5o are connected at each corner by a corner the corner-piece is also provided in its bottom piece or cast-ing E, which constitutes one memedge with a notch h, and the bracket F is prober of the corner fastening or coupling. This vided on its inner side with a horizontal inwardly-projecting stud h', which engages in said notch h in the corner-piece. This inwardly-projecting stud h on the bracket is arranged below the horizontal plane of the outwardly-projecting studs on the cornerpiece, preferably in a vertical plane between the outwardly-projecting studs g. When the members of the coupling are connected by engaging the studs in their respective notches, the bed-bottom and end frame are very rigidly and securely connected together. The described arrangement of the studs on the corner-piece and bracket in different horizontal planes affords a three-point connection between the members of the coupling and prevents any relative twisting or swinging of one member on the other about the upper studs g. Thus when the bedstead is moved by grasping the top of the head or foot frame the latter cannot be moved from its true perpendicular relation to the bed-bottom, and the upper studs cannot, therefore, be thrown outof their notches in the bracket. As the studs on the corner-piece project outwardly `and the stud on the bracket projects inwardly,

the sections of the coupling can be connected by a simple vertical movementthat is by lowering the corner-piece directly downward until the studs engage in their respective notches. The corner-piece studs, as well as the bracket-studs, are somewhat longer than the notches in the bracket and corner-piece, and since these studs and notches are arranged in the same general direction, crosswise of the bedstead, the two members of the coupling can be interlocked and will produce a rigid connection between the bottom and end frames, even when the two brackets on the end frame and the two corner-pieces on the bed-bottom are not spaced exactly the same distance apart, as is often the case from imperfections of workmanship and other causes. When the studs are seated in their notches, the weight of the bed-bottom wedges the studs into the notches sufficiently to prevent any lateral play of the bed-bottom relative to the end frames.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of a bed-bottom frame provided atl its end with a lateral, outwardlyprojecting stud and in a lower plane with a downwardly-opening notch, an end frame, and a bracket on said end frame provided with an upwardly-opening notch which receives said stud and in a lower plane with a lateral, inwardly-projecting stud which en'- gages in said downwardly-opening notch in the bed-bottom frame, substantially as set forth. j

2. Thecombination ofacorner-piecefor the bed-bottom frame, provided at its side with an outwardly-projecting stud and in a lower plane with a downwardly-opening notch, and a corner-post bracket arranged lengthwise of the bed-bottom and provided with an upwardly-opening notch to receive said stud on the corner-piece and in a lower plane with an inwardly-projecting stud which engages in said downwardly-opening notch of the cornerpiece, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of a corner-piece for the bed-bottom frame having a vertical portion provided with outwardly-projecting lateral studs, both arranged in a horizontal plane, and in a lower plane with a downwardlyopening notch, and a vertical bracket on the end frame, arranged parallel with said vertical port-ion of the corner-piece and having notches in its upper side in which said studs on the corner-piece engage and having in a lowerl plane an inwardly-projecting lateral stud which engages in said downwardly-opening notch in the corner-piece, substantially as set forth.

4. A corner-fastening for bedsteads comprising a member provided with a laterallyprojecting stud and having a downwardlyopening notch in a plane below said stud, and a second member provided with an upwardlyopening notch which receives said stud on the first member, and in a lower plane with a lateral stud which projects toward said first member and engages in said downwardlyopening notch in the first member, substantially as set forth.

5. A corner-fastening for bedsteads comprising a member provided with a lateral outwardly-projecting stud and having in a lower plane a downwardly-opening notch, and a second member provided with an upwardlyopening notch which receives said stud on the first member, and in a lower plane with a lateral inwardly-projecting stud which engages in said downwardly-opening notch in the first member, substantially as set forth.

Witness my hand this 10th day of July,

CHARLES VALLONE. Witnesses:

CnAs. W. PARKER, C. B. HoRNBEcK.

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